Rail-joint.



G. H. BURGE.

RAIL JOINT. APPLIUATION FILED JULY 6, 1910.

Patented Apr. 18, 1911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE H. BUB-GE, OF RICHMOND, MISSOURI.

RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 18, 1911.

Application filed July 5, 1910. SeriaI No. 570,429.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. Boson, a citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond, in the county of Ray and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in RailJoints, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to rail joints or splicing connections between the meeting ends of railway rails, the object of the invention being to provide a simple, inexpensive strong and durable construction of joint which will connect and hold the rails against longitudinal and lateral movements, and at the same time firmly truss and support the rails against depression.

The inventionconsists of the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an inner side elevation of the meeting ends of a pair of rails connected by my improved joint. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. is a plan view of the chair and inner fish plate.

Referring to the drawing, 1 and 2 designate the meeting ends of adjoining railway rails, and 3 the ties or sleepers disposed beneath the meeting ends of the rails. In the present instance I have shown three of these ties spaced equidistantly apart, one arranged immediately below the joint and the others on opposite sides thereof.

The improved joint or rail fastening embodying my invention comprises an outer fish or splice plate 4: and inner fish or splice plate 5 and a chair or truss member 6. The fish plates 4 and 5 are provided with the transverse opening 7 for the passage of bolts 8 whereby they are fastened to the rails, and are formed or provided with curved bases 9 to rest upon and engage the base flanges of the rails.

The chair or truss member 6 consists of a horizontal bed or plate 10, which forms a seat support for the bases of the rails, and to one side of which the base portion 9 of the inner fishplate 5 is permanently united in any preferred manner either by making said fish plate integral with the chair or by permanently fastening it thereto. The chair or truss member is of a length to extend over the ties 3 and its end portions 11 form sup ports to rest upon the outer ties. From the central portion of the chair plate depends an inverted frusto-conical base 12 having a socket or passage 13 to receive the central tie. This base 12 is coextensive in width with the chair plate 10. Such base, therefore, serves as a means for connecting the parts of the joints positively to the central tie, and as a truss for firmly staying and supporting the rails, holding them from both longitudinal and lateral movement while at the same time preventing depression and hammering of the rail ends by the wheels of passing trains. A strong and durable construction of joint is thus provided which can be readily applied and removed and manufactured at a comparatively low cost.

Having thus described the invention, I claim The combination with the meeting ends of rails, and ties arranged below and on opposite sides of the joint, of a chair plate resting upon the ties and supporting the meeting ends of the rails, an inverted frustoconical base depending from said chair plate between the outer ties and having a transverse socket receiving and engaging the central tie, an inner splice plate permanently united to the chair plate, an independent outer splice plate, and bolts passing through the rails and splice plates and coupling the same together.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE H. BURGE.

Witnesses:

O. H. HUBBELL, J OHN W. MoOAR'r, Sr.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

